paragraph
/ˈpæɹəɡɹæf/noun, verb3 syllables
Paragraph means: one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line.
What does paragraph mean?4
noun
1
one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
verb
1
divide into paragraphs, as of text“This story is well paragraphed”
2
write about in a paragraph“All her friends were paragraphed in last Monday's paper”
3
write paragraphs; work as a paragrapher
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Paragraph in a sentence
- In another paragraph, he put in a comma.unknown
- There's nothing important in this paragraph, so you can get rid of it.sundown
- In the first paragraph, she describes an idea of home.unknown
- This paragraph is well written, but there is a mistake in the last sentence.CM
- You don't need to read the whole article, just the opening paragraph is enough.Luornu
- Memorize this paragraph until you can say it fluently.unknown
- Write a paragraph using adjectives to describe the person's appearance.thana
- Can you understand the meaning of this paragraph?CK
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Forms of paragraph
as a noun
- plural
- paragraphs
as a verb
- past tense
- paragraphed
- present participle
- paragraphing
- third-person singular
- paragraphs
- past participle
- paragraphed